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Trade and geography : Paul Krugman and the 2008 nobel prize in economics
Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry - 2009
The 2008 Nobel prize for economics was awarded to Paul Krugman for three papers - Krugman (1979, 1980, 1991). In this paper we illustrate that, indeed, these three papers are closely connected. We present - a summary of - the papers using a unified framework. Central in the discussion is the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003806736
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Fifty years of urban accessibility: the impact of the urban railway network on the land gradient in Berlin 1890-1936
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Wendland, Nicolai - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
As the first to use an archival data set on historical land values in Berlin, Germany, from 1890 to 1936, we investigate the impact of the rapid transport system on urban decentralization, using comparative statics of classical rent theory as a benchmark. We find that the monocentric model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745642
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Globalization in history: a geographical perspective
Crafts, Nicholas; Venables, Tony - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
This paper argues that a geographical perspectie is fundamental to understanding comparative economic development in the context of globalization. Central to this view is the role of agglomeration in productivity performance; size and location matter. The tools of the new economic geography are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745857
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How polycentric is a monocentric city?: centers, spillovers and hysteresis
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Wendland, Nicolai - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
. This is in line with a hysteresis effect in which second-nature geography drives the ongoing strength of a historic city …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126042
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European regional railways and real income, 1870–1910: a preliminary report
Caruana-Galizia, Paul; Martí-Henneberg, Jordi - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
This article introduces our project on the relationship between railways and real income levels across European regions between 1870 and 1910. While similar relationships have been analysed for the USA, India and individual European countries, our project is the first to take a pan-European...
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Flemish maritime ports, Liège port complex and the port of Brussels – Report 2015
Mathys, Claude - 2017
Flemish maritime ports (Antwerp, Ghent, Ostend, Zeebrugge), the Autonomous Port of Liège and the port of Brussels play a major … importance and development of the Flemish maritime ports, the Liège port complex and the port of Brussels for the period 2010 … economic activity in the six ports in 2014-2015 are summarized in the table on the next page. In 2015 the growth of maritime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902257
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Economic importance of the logistics sector in Belgium
De Doncker, Helga - 2017
This Working Paper assesses the economic importance of the logistics sector in Belgium for the period 2010-2015 on the basis of the data from the annual accounts submitted to the NBB's Central Balance Sheet Office. The logistics sector was defined on the basis of the NACE-Bel nomenclature of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902259
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Economic importance of the Belgian maritime and inland ports – Report 2019
Rubbrecht, Ilse; Dhyne, Emmanuel; Duprez, Cédric - 2021
The main purpose of this Working Paper is providing an overview of the economic importance of the Flemish maritime … port of Antwerp, shipping companies faced higher value added. All Belgian ports enjoyed a rise in direct value added. After … a high investment volume in 2018 thanks to a merger among shipping companies direct investment by all Belgian ports …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013198547
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Economic importance of the Belgian maritime and inland ports – Report 2018
Rubbrecht, Ilse; Burggraeve, Koen - 2020
This Working Paper provides an extensive overview of the economic importance and development of the Flemish maritime … noticeable in the non-maritime branches of the ports of Antwerp and Liège. Direct employment at the Belgian ports increased by 1 … maritime cluster. All Flemish ports generated additional jobs. Aside from extra employment creation in cargo handling, also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012606458
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Economic importance of the Belgian maritime and inland ports - Report 2020
Rubbrecht, Ilse - 2022
especially visible in the non-maritime cluster because the maritime activities were considered as essential and allowed to … Belgian economy. The drop was particularly visible in the non-maritime cluster more precisely in those branches hit by the … shipping companies and port authorities invested relatively more given the competitive businesses in which they operate. A …
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